Nation and World
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Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
Jan 09, 2025 9:29 pm - Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies annou...
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Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
Jan 09, 2025 8:15 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts...
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Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing
Jan 09, 2025 8:04 pm - A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the president-elect to face judgment in a New York...
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Some say Alito should recuse from Trump sentencing case after phone call
Jan 09, 2025 5:45 pm - Some judicial ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers say Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. should recuse himself from a decision on whether President-elect Donal...
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Trump asks appeals court to block entire special counsel report
Jan 09, 2025 5:44 pm - Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court late Wednesday to block the release of both volumes of a special counsel report on his two dismissed federal cases — the latest...
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Top Venezuelan opposition leader is arrested as dissidents seek to thwart Maduro’s continued rule
Jan 09, 2025 4:30 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday when her motorcycle convoy was fired upon by security forces as it departed an...
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Los Angeles landmarks from film and TV damaged by wildfires
Jan 09, 2025 2:13 pm - The high school where Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s “Carrie” to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house and a motel owned by William Randolph Hearst are among some of the famous structures that have been damaged or destroyed by the California wildfires.
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Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
Jan 09, 2025 2:09 pm - The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.
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Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
Jan 09, 2025 2:06 pm - Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of fleeing residents along. Aaron Samson positioned his 83-year-old father-in-law behind his blue walker, and they began shuffling down the sidewalk.
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US orange juice and steel will be on Canada’s list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs
Jan 09, 2025 2:02 pm - Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official familiar with the matter said Thursday.